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From: mhamburg@mv.us.adobe.com (Mark Hamburg)
Subject: Re: CHANGE THE NAME YOU A-HOLES
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In article <3sl7kv$jg0@camelot.ccs.neu.edu>, futrelle@ccs.neu.edu (Robert
Futrelle) wrote:

> Remember that Fortran means Formula Translation, Lisp means List Processing,
> and Dylan means Dynamic Language.  Does the songwriter's use of his name
> prevent all other uses?  Should Gerald Ford have changed his name when he ran
> for office because Henry Ford got there first?  Relax.

Of course, that means that the correct pronunciation of the language's name
is "Die-lan" -- i.e. with a long "i". How many of you actually pronounce it
that way? (Or do you just pronounce "dynamic" as "dinamic" -- ie., with a
short "i"?)

The poster who started this topic was excessively rude, but the "Dynamic
Language" argument is not without holes.

Mark
